Sound-absorbing cover

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12384307-B2
Application number	US-202217961570-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 7, 2022
Priority date	Apr 23, 2020
Publication date	Aug 12, 2025
Grant date	Aug 12, 2025

Abstract

A sound-absorbing cover comprises a first sound-absorbing layer and a second sound-absorbing layer made of foam, a first skin layer of the first sound-absorbing layer and a second skin layer of the second sound-absorbing layer are layered in a state of being made to face each other, and an air layer is provided between the facing surfaces of the first skin layer and the second skin layer. The rigidity of the first skin layer of the first sound-absorbing layer is different from the rigidity of the second skin layer of the second sound-absorbing layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sound-absorbing cover comprising:
a first sound-absorbing layer having a first foam layer and a first skin layer integrally molded when the first foam layer is molded; and
a second sound-absorbing layer having a second foam layer and a second skin layer integrally molded when the second foam layer is molded,
wherein the first skin layer of the first sound-absorbing layer has a rigidity different from a rigidity of the second skin layer of the second sound-absorbing layer,
the first sound-absorbing layer and the second sound-absorbing layer are layered in a state where the first skin layer and the second skin layer face each other, and
the sound-absorbing cover further comprises an air layer between facing surfaces of the first skin layer of the first sound-absorbing layer and the second skin layer of the second sound-absorbing layer,
wherein in a region where the air layer is formed, the first skin layer and the second skin layer are spaced apart from each other, and in a peripheral region outside the region in a plane direction of the air layer, the first sound-absorbing layer and the second sound-absorbing layer are integrated in abutting contact with each other, and
wherein the first sound-absorbing layer has a ventilation resistance of 100000 to 1000000 Ns/m 4 , and the second sound-absorbing layer has a ventilation resistance of 100000 to 1000000 Ns/m 4 .

2. The sound-absorbing cover according to claim 1 , wherein the first sound-absorbing layer is disposed on a noise source side, and the rigidity of the first skin layer of the first sound-absorbing layer is smaller than the rigidity of the second skin layer of the second sound-absorbing layer.

3. The sound-absorbing cover according to claim 1 , wherein the second sound-absorbing layer is disposed on a noise source side, and the rigidity of the first skin layer of the first sound-absorbing layer is smaller than the rigidity of the second skin layer of the second sound-absorbing layer.

4. The sound-absorbing cover according to claim 1 , wherein the first skin layer of the first sound-absorbing layer has a hardness that is an Asker-C hardness of 5 to 40 degrees, and the second skin layer of the second sound-absorbing layer has a hardness that is an Asker-C hardness of 40 to 95 degrees.

5. The sound-absorbing cover according to claim 2 , wherein the first skin layer of the first sound-absorbing layer has a hardness that is an Asker-C hardness of 5 to 40 degrees, and the second skin layer of the second sound-absorbing layer has a hardness that is an Asker-C hardness of 40 to 95 degrees.

6. The sound-absorbing cover according to claim 3 , wherein the first skin layer of the first sound-absorbing layer has a hardness that is an Asker-C hardness of 5 to 40 degrees, and the second skin layer of the second sound-absorbing layer has a hardness that is an Asker-C hardness of 40 to 95 degrees.

7. The sound-absorbing cover according to claim 1 , wherein the first skin layer of the first sound-absorbing layer has a hardness that is an Asker-C hardness of 10 to 30 degrees, and the second skin layer of the second sound-absorbing layer has a hardness that is an Asker-C hardness of 60 to 90 degrees.

8. The sound-absorbing cover according to claim 2 , wherein the first skin layer of the first sound-absorbing layer has a hardness that is an Asker-C hardness of 10 to 30 degrees, and the second skin layer of the second sound-absorbing layer has a hardness that is an Asker-C hardness of 60 to 90 degrees.

9. The sound-absorbing cover according to claim 3 , wherein the first skin layer of the first sound-absorbing layer has a hardness that is an Asker-C hardness of 10 to 30 degrees, and the second skin layer of the second sound-absorbing layer has a hardness that is an Asker-C hardness of 60 to 90 degrees.

10. The sound-absorbing cover according to claim 1 , wherein the first foam layer of the first sound-absorbing layer has a density of 0.06 to 0.2 g/cm 3 , and the second foam layer of the second sound-absorbing layer has a density of 0.06 to 0.2 g/cm 3 .

11. The sound-absorbing cover according to claim 2 , wherein the first foam layer of the first sound-absorbing layer has a density of 0.06 to 0.2 g/cm 3 , and the second foam layer of the second sound-absorbing layer has a density of 0.06 to 0.2 g/cm 3 .

12. The sound-absorbing cover according to claim 3 , wherein the first foam layer of the first sound-absorbing layer has a density of 0.06 to 0.2 g/cm 3 , and the second foam layer of the second sound-absorbing layer has a density of 0.06 to 0.2 g/cm 3 .

13. The sound-absorbing cover according to claim 4 , wherein the first foam layer of the first sound-absorbing layer has a density of 0.06 to 0.2 g/cm 3 , and the second foam layer of the second sound-absorbing layer has a density of 0.06 to 0.2 g/cm 3 .

14. The sound-absorbing cover according to claim 1 , wherein the first foam layer of the first sound-absorbing layer has a density of 0.10 to 0.16 g/cm 3 , and the second foam layer of the second sound-absorbing layer has a density of 0.10 to 0.16 g/cm 3 .

15. The sound-absorbing cover according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first sound-absorbing layer comprises:
a first region in which the first skin layer is formed;
a second region that surrounds the first region and is disposed on the second sound-absorbing layer side with respect to the first region; and
a plurality of first engaging recesses that are recesses opening to the second sound-absorbing layer side in the second region and are disposed at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction of the second region,
the second sound-absorbing layer comprises a plurality of first engaging protrusions that are engaged with the plurality of first engaging recesses of the first sound-absorbing layer, and
the air layer is a gap formed between the facing surfaces of the first skin layer of the first sound-absorbing layer and the second skin layer of the second sound-absorbing layer in a state in which the plurality of first engaging recesses of the first sound-absorbing layer and the plurality of first engaging protrusions of the second sound-absorbing layer are engaged with each other.

16. The sound-absorbing cover according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second sound-absorbing layer comprises:
a third region in which the second skin layer is formed;
a fourth region that surrounds the third region and is disposed on the first sound-absorbing layer side with respect to the third region; and
a plurality of second engaging protrusions that are protrusions protruding to the first sound-absorbing layer side in the fourth region and are disposed at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction surrounding the third region,
the first sound-absorbing layer comprises a plurality of second engaging recesses that are engaged with the plurality of second engaging protrusions of the second sound-absorbing layer, and
the air layer is a gap formed between the facing surfaces of the first skin layer of the first sound-absorbing layer and the second skin layer of the second sound-absorbing layer in a state in which the plurality of second engaging recesses of the first sound-absorbing layer and the plurality of second engaging protrusions of the second sound-absorbing layer are engaged with each other.

17. The sound-absorbing cover according to claim 1 , wherein the first sound-absorbing layer comprises a first recess that opens to the second sound-absorbing layer side,
the first skin layer is formed on a bottom surface of the first recess,
the second sound-absorbing

Assignees

• Sumitomo Riko Co Ltd
• Tokai Chemical Ind

Inventors

• Tomiyama Koji
• Onishi Kazuyoshi
• ADACHI Yuhei
• Tanaka Kazuto
• Suzuki Yasuo
• Taguchi Hiroki

Classifications

• G10K11/168 Primary

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